I stayed at Evan’s for a little more than 2 months and while for some experiences, I knew exactly what to expect and what I had signed up for, for some, I wish I had been notified a little early on.
For the amount you’re paying, it is indeed a good deal as you get one studio room with a fully working kitchen with enough equipments. Evan is quick with his responses when you have questions and he was able to help me direct to a nearby workspace when there was a blackout one night. (A tree had fell). Please do note that you will be responsible for the electricity bill which the cleaning personnel collects every week of your stay. I ended up paying around 30-40USD in total and I used no to minimal AC, so you can do the math. There is a washing machine downstairs (40 baht) and a dryer (90baht) ~ the dryer wasn’t the strongest so I ended up airdrying them after a while at my balcony.
Cons:
This could be me not asking ahead of time but I had a looot of luggage so it was a struggle and workout bringing them all up to what I initially thought was the 4th floor but ended up being the 5th. You bet it was a workout!
This might not affect visitors for shorter stay and who might be away during daytime but there is currently construction going on upstairs and nearby, so the sound is literally above your head lol. It’s earsplitting so I was wearing noise canceling headphones all day when I was staying in. I kind of wished I was warned regarding this when I was booking but I also understand there was no obligation nor incentive to do so.
Pros:
I’m a morning runner, and Lumphini park was around 12 min walk away and I loved it so much that it was one of the highlights of staying here.
MRT (Lumphini station) is near and you can always hail a grab bike there if you don’t wanna walk.
Like I said, Evan is very quick with responses when you have questions so communication is great just not proactively.
I think the location is great for shorter stays and maybe for longer too as long as your are fine with the above experiences I listed. I don’t believe in perfect places so I’ll be glad if my experiences help you better identify if this place ticks off any of your non-negotiables.
Bangkok is beautiful and you’ll have a great time regardless. :)